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12:00 pm EST
September 21, 2026

Brooklyn Law School Student Lounge, 250 Joralemon St

250 Joralemon Street Brooklyn NY 11201 United States

Fiction / YA

Free

Growing Up and Moving On

Award-winning author Ebony Ladelle (This Could Be Forever) joins debut author Arriel Vinson (Under the Neon Lights) in this panel about the messiness of growing up, moving on, and starting the next chapter. With fearless portrayals of love in the face of heartache, navigating family expectations, and dreaming against all odds, these authors send their characters into the unknown, daring the reader to follow them to the other side. Moderated by Hannah V. Sawyerr (Truth Is: A Novel in Verse).

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